tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4304766960148197813..comments2016-03-09T11:32:05.283-05:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: Cugel's SagaJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68057844947668418582009-07-27T02:03:46.847-04:002009-07-27T02:03:46.847-04:00I dig the first two books but the later one&#39;s ...I dig the first two books but the later one&#39;s were such a bore; there&#39;s only so much obscured words and flowery prose you can take. Personally, I always thought his hero Clark Ashton Smith was a better writer.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05023367982341791178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83528213928301098782009-07-21T11:11:45.951-04:002009-07-21T11:11:45.951-04:00I find the ending often is that with in Jack Vance...I find the ending often is that with in Jack Vance stories. It&#39;s almost as if he got bored and just stopped writing.Andreas Davourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49859285708909623072009-07-21T05:38:40.320-04:002009-07-21T05:38:40.320-04:00I loved all three of Dying Earth, Eyes of the Over...I loved all three of Dying Earth, Eyes of the Overworld, and Cugel&#39;s Saga. The one I didn&#39;t like so much was Rhialto the Marvellous; its magic seems vastly more powerful and arbitrary than that of the other three novels, and much less grounded in grubby humanity.S'monhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84357432234798145922009-07-21T02:57:45.573-04:002009-07-21T02:57:45.573-04:00I&#39;ll be contrary: I love The Dying Earth, real...I&#39;ll be contrary: I love <i>The Dying Earth</i>, really like <i>The Eyes of the Overworld</i>, and found <i>Cugel&#39;s Saga</i> repetitious and frequently dull. For me, it&#39;s one of Vance&#39;s weaker books in which his language toally overwhelms and replaces &quot;plot&quot;. I actually skipped large sections, which is quite unusual for me. I was quite intrigued to discover &quot;A Bagful of Dreams&quot; (I think that&#39;s the title) from one of the <i>Flashing Swords</i> collections, which has been ret-conned (as it were) by <i>Cugel&#39;s Saga</i>. The &quot;Bagful&quot; was far better IMO.Matthew Slepinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04056247825064943944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89474043419754397962009-07-21T00:14:58.978-04:002009-07-21T00:14:58.978-04:00I thought the ending of Cugel&#39;s Saga was perfe...I thought the ending of Cugel&#39;s Saga was perfect. Expressed perfectly the futility and emptiness of revenge.Chris Tichenorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11866673632888599928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28949083898683755022009-07-20T23:50:35.637-04:002009-07-20T23:50:35.637-04:00I always felt the Cugel in Cugel&#39;s Saga was a ...I always felt the Cugel in Cugel&#39;s Saga was a bit more sympathetic than in Eyes of the Overworld - though I guess he still does some pretty bad things. Maybe I was just used to him by the time I read it!Eli Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652431558688176341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63237278406937410782009-07-20T21:07:59.883-04:002009-07-20T21:07:59.883-04:00Yes, that&#39;s Fabian&#39;s artwork.Yes, that&#39;s Fabian&#39;s artwork.James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-26172178278916136492009-07-20T21:02:50.809-04:002009-07-20T21:02:50.809-04:00Is that cover by Stephan Fabian? I haven&#39;t se...Is that cover by Stephan Fabian? I haven&#39;t seen that one before.E.G.Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10229893317543621720noreply@blogger.com